Metal Theft in Scotland

The motion

That the Parliament is concerned at reports from the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) that metal thieves have carried out more than 1,200 raids on electricity substations in the last four years; recognises that such crime can cost firms thousands of pounds in repair bills, lost power and safety risks to the public; welcomes new legislation introduced by the Scottish Government that is to come into force in September 2016, which will prohibit scrap metal dealers from accepting cash payments and force them to identify sellers in order to better regulate the trade of scrap metal; acknowledges the work of the SBRC, British Transport Police, Police Scotland, DWP and Trading Standards in their drive to tackle metal theft; considers that metal theft is an ever-increasing problem that affects a growing number of areas and organisations including churches, hospitals, schools and railways, and would welcome widespread cooperation to tackle the problem and to demonstrate to those considering carrying out such acts of theft that they will be caught and dealt with accordingly.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 16 Ind 1 LD 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-15748 by reference.